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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a 8th grader, I am a bit confused about the move on grading scale system of FCPS in next school year: There will be only 100 point scale, no 4 scale will be used (?). So, how the kids GPA will be for college applications? Thanks.[/quote]

That is for classroom teachers to calculate quarter grades. It has nothing to do with GPA. GPA calculations will remain the same. If your kid gets an A for the final grade, that will still be a 4.0.[/quote]

So 80-89 will now be flat B and no B- or B+ and so just 3.0 and not 3.5 when doing GPA?  As are anything 90 and above?  To determine if a kids is too 10% of class, so if 100 kids with 4.0, they go back to see if one was 100%, others are 98% or 95% or 90% and do the cutoff by percents?[/quote]

From where are you getting that idea? FCPS will still have A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, etc.[/quote]

+1 they are basically banning the 4,3,2,1 standards based grades by teachers for the quarter that some schools have tried recently. All the 10 point scale means is that you won’t need to worry about standards based grading. It’s the normal scale most schools use now.[/quote]

That is completely untrue. Madison for instance is using the 100 point grading scale and not grading each assignment beyond the A,B,C,D, and F grade levels. Five grades you can get for each assignment. And then there are standards based grading tricks they do which is separate from the discussion. But the actual grades for each graded assignment is only five different numbers.[/quote]

No. Madison is currently on a 4 point scale. Plus rolling grade book and skills based grading. In other words a cluster f.

100 point scale will be a welcome albeit slight improvement. [/quote]

NP.  Our school is using a "100 point scale" but it is basically the A,B,C,D and 0 grade levels - you can get a 100, an 86, a 76, a 66 or a 0 (or a 50 if you tried but got everything wrong).  Each test will give you one of those grades, and then the quarter/semester/final grade will be on the 100 point scale and then re-converted to the 4 point scale.   The final grade can have a + or -, depending upon what it works out to be.

Clear as mud.  [/quote]

It’s clear as mud that that’s not the real 100 point scale as defined by FCPS. 93-100 is an A and 90-92 is A- on the 10 point scale.[/quote]

Agree.  Can I report this to someone?  [/quote]

I think the only hope is a new SB that will replace Reid.[/quote]

The only way that will happen is if republicans are elected to the Board in a majority.

Otherwise, a dem majority will simply ignore and override any attempt to replace Reid.  [/quote]

My kids' schools is just fine. I don't need to cut off my nose to spite my face and vote in Rs.[/quote]

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